Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Somers.

Our newspaper information for Somers is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Somers. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Somers. Our list contains 2 papers that were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Somers.

Newspapers Neighboring Somers ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km] of Somers.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Somers.

Published In Cottonport [Avoyelles Parish] ...
- The Cottonport Leader (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cottonport Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064573
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18286341
Published In Pointe Coupee [Pointe Coupee Parish] ...
- Southern Tribune (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southern Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090124
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152052

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Somers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Somers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8021, Longitude: -91.8082 In this case, the coordinates for Somers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).